Chapter 41
Jamison and I stop by the kitchen inside the pack house. Any leftovers from lunch are packed up and stored in the refrigerators we have set up in there. I open the door and pull out a dish, setting it on the counter. Peeling back the foil, I come across lasagna, one of my favorites. I pull out several more dishes to reveal broccoli with cheese and a plate of the standard grilled meats; hotdogs, hamburgers, and a variety of different sausages.
We try to appeal to everyone who may decide to eat at the dining and banquet halls by having a main dish with vegetables, potatoes, pasta and meat. The pack is big enough that food rarely goes to waste. Dinner is the only meal that my family eats together, separate from the pack. Most nights my beta and his son join us. My delta, Anthony and his family, will join when I have important information that he needs to be briefed on. Everyone in the pack knows they can come in the kitchen and heat up leftovers if they get hungry or miss lunch. I pull three plates from the cabinet and start dishing out food for Lilly and I.
“Grab yourself what you want while I put these in the microwave.”
I invite Jamison. He gives me a respectful nod with a quiet thanks as he grabs a couple sausages and cheeseburgers with a side of broccoli.
“Will that be enough for you?”
“Yes sir. This will hold me until dinner.”
With that I start putting everything away as I wait for the food to heat. We head to my office once Jamison’s food is ready. I hand him my plate so I can unlock the door. My luna is inside and quite vulnerable right now. I step inside my office as I open the door, directing Jamie to my desk.
“Take a seat at my desk but stay out of my chair. I’m going to check on Luna, you stay out here.”
“Yes sir.”
His voice is quiet but respectful as he sits in the chair in front of my desk. I stand at the door to the bedroom until he’s eating, entering quietly.
I place her plate on the nightstand before crawling into the bed with her. She’s laying on her side facing me but her breathing is steady and even reassuring me that she’s still sleeping. I wrap my arms around her, drawing her close as she stirs awake.
“How are you doing, Lilly?”
“It still hurts.” She whimpers as she snuggles into my neck.
“I’m sorry baby. I should’ve anticipated your reaction better.”
“It’s not your fault. You were just caught up in the moment like any mate should be. It’s not as bad as the first time we tied and I flipped out.”
“I don’t remember much of our first time together. I allowed my wolf to take over so I wasn’t completely there. I’ve always believed that I raped you that first time.”
“Is that why it took you two years to touch me again?” I nod my head as I gently touch her face.
“No Demetri, you have never harmed me in such a way.”
She whispers as she gently kisses my lips, my wolf purrs softly with the contact. Her kisses are slow and sluggish but I still feel the underlying need and desire within them. I deepen the kiss, gently nipping her lip, slipping my tongue inside when she gasps. I guide her gently to her back, caressing her naked body. I spend just a few minutes like this with her until she’s finally awake enough to eat. I back out of our heated kiss slowly until I finally break it off.
“As much as I’m enjoying this and ultimately want more, I think it’s time you eat something and I get back to the young man in my office.” She stiffens at the thought of my last comment.
“Relax Lilly, he knows not to come in.”
I whisper against her lips before sitting up beside her. She gives me a smile and a nod as she runs her fingers down the side of my face. I smile before giving her a final kiss and climbing off the bed. I walk over to her clothes still on the floor and gather them before returning to her. I help her back into her dress before taking her plate to the small desk inside the room.
“Are you ok or do you want to eat with Jamison and I?”
“You have another from Red Fang you’re interested in?”
“I don’t know. He’s a friend of Cole’s and Cole gave him permission to talk, so I’m trying to figure out who Cole is as well as how bad things are for him. I have a bad feeling that I’m going to need to contact Xavier on this. I need to find out if there’s any way to pull Cole from his pack like I would a wolf under twenty-one.”
She pulls her seat up to the desk and takes her first bite of food before speaking again.
“Do you really feel that Cole is that bad off?”
“I found more marks on him, Lilly. His back and his rear are as bad as his chest. He has a really bad bruise along his ribs that I asked Angela to do X-rays on. He did extremely well with having the feeding tube placed but was nearly in tears when we wanted to use it because it’s been misplaced so many times he knew that getting fed through it was going to hurt him”
“Did it?”
“No. We did it right. Outside of feeling the warmth of the formula running through it, he didn’t feel anything but I had to stay and keep him calm and submissive until he realized that was all he was going to feel.”
She nods her head as she eats. She definitely seems to be doing better compared with this morning.
“I’m okay Demetri. You talk with Jamison and I will sneak out the back.”
“Are you certain? You really should take it easy today. Angela said it was a bad tear. I don’t want you working today. You need to rest.”
She places her hand on the side of my face before giving me a long chaste kiss.
“I’m fine. I’ll take it easy and see you at dinner.”
With another kiss I nod my head.
“I love you Lilly. Let me know how you’re doing the rest of the day. Angela is coming to our room around nine.”
“I love you too.”
I’m finding it difficult to separate from her for the first time in years. It feels like a whole new relationship has formed with her willingness to finally share what happened to her over twenty years ago. I wrap my arms around her from behind, pulling her shoulders back against my chest. I bend down to bury my nose into her neck getting treated to the alluring scent of my new mark sending waves of the perfect mix of both our scents into my nose. My wolf purrs lightly as I hold her close, kissing her cheek before I finally let go.
“I don’t want to leave.”
“I know how you feel but we still have work to do. White Fang and White Moon packs arrive today at four.”
“Patrick said that the Blue Moon pack was coming.”
She shakes her head as she explains. “There was a mix up in the schedule. Red Fang, White Fang and White Moon are the farthest packs that participate so they always come first. Blue Moon and Purple Mountain will be here tomorrow. This is the first time we will have Blue Fang and Blue Mountain here, they come Thursday and Red and Yellow Mountain pack members will be here Friday. I think every wolf you invited came this time.”
“That’s a first. Do you remember the breakdown?”
“Seventy-five males and forty-five females. Do we have enough housing?”
“Yes. I never invite more than 120 prospects. Although this is definitely a first that they all responded. I’ve got three apartment buildings with sixty rooms in each, plus I’ve got two prospects that will be leaving Friday due to fighting.”
“Is that why Jamison is in your office?”
“Yes. Dallas, one of the wolves degrading Cole for his asthma issues, got into a fight with Jamison. Jamison got his forehead split open when Dallas slammed him into a table in the dining hall so Patrick ended up taking him to Angela for stitches. I took him to the kitchen to grab some lunch before coming here.”
She nods as she speaks again. “You should go enjoy your lunch.”
“Since you’ve finished yours how about I walk you to the door. Please don’t hesitate to rest. You went through a lot this morning.”
“I will Demetri.” She gives me another kiss as we head to the bedroom door.
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